PERFORMANCE NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard '93 South High grad wins singing competition Eugene soprano Siri Vik won first prize in the Sixth National Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers. The contest is sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation, which preserves the legacies of the composer and his wife, singer-actress Lotte Lenya. Vik, a 1993 graduate of South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. , is working on a Ph.D. at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music was a conservatory formed in 1867 by Clara Baur as part of a girls' finishing school. After years of competition with the College of Music of Cincinnati, the two schools merged in August 1955 to form the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music . She won the Lotte Lenya Competition over 14 competitors. She and other place winners sang in a May 15 concert at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Home-school band to give free noon concert The Logos Academy Home School Band, directed by Debra Norland, will be featured in a free SHOcase Concert at 12:15 p.m. Thursday in the Hult Center lobby. Information: 682-5733. Gleemen plan concerts with guest choirs The Eugene Gleemen will perform twice this week. The 40-voice mixed choir of the Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Church in Eugene, under the direction of Tom Sears, will join the Gleemen in a program of folk songs, spirituals and show tunes at 4 p.m. today at First Christian Church First Christian Church can refer to:
Inspirational Sounds, a gospel choir directed by Cedric Weaver, will be the Gleemen's guest artists in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Ebbert Memorial United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , 532 C St., Springfield. Marin Alsop honored by philharmonic society Marin Alsop, the Eugene Symphony Orchestra's conductor laureate, has won the Royal Philharmonic Society The Royal Philharmonic Society is a British music society, formed in 1813. It was originally formed in London to promote performances of instrumental music there. Many distinguished composers have taken part in its concerts. Conductor's Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in classical music during 2002. Other candidates were Antonio Pappano and Mark Elder. Alsop, who last conducted the Eugene Symphony on April 25, is finishing her first year as principal conductor at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is an English orchestra which, despite its name, is now based in the adjacent town of Poole rather than in Bournemouth where its former home in the Winter Gardens concert hall was demolished in May 2006. in England. "Working with the orchestras of the U.K. has been and continues to be artistically and personally very satisfying," Alsop said. "The level of commitment from the musicians, management and public is inspiring, and their willingness to embrace new ideas is a perfect fit for me." Alsop will conduct the Bournemouth Symphony in London for a televised performance at the BBC Proms on July 25. Also ahead for her are engagements with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra. 400,000 people attend its live performances each year and it is often broadcast over CBC Radio 2. It was founded in 1922 and plays in Roy Thomson Hall. It previously played in Massey Hall from 1923 to 1982. (this week), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas, who conducted it until his death in 1905. Orchestra Hall was built for it in 1904 with funds raised by public subscription; the hall is now part of Symphony Center, which was completed in 1997. (June 20-21), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. History Founded in 1916, the Baltimore Symphony was initially a branch of the municipal government. In 1942 the Orchestra became a private institution. (June 28), Grand Tetons Festival (July 3-5), Minnesota Orchestra (July 11-12), Cabrillo Festival in Santa Cruz, Calif. (July 27-Aug. 10 ) and Aspen Music Festival Aspen Music Festival, annual summer event, held in Aspen, Colo. A former silver-mining boomtown, Aspen fell into decline and was culturally revived by Walter Paepcke, who formed the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. (Aug. 15). Alsop also continues her long association with the Colorado Symphony. Conductor Rilling in rare company Helmuth Rilling of Stuttgart, Germany, recognized as one of the leading conductors and teachers of the works of J.S. Bach, has been elected a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Others previously accorded this honor include Niels Bohr; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Jawaharlal Nehru and Albert Camus. In 1970, Rilling and University of Oregon music professor Royce Saltzman co-founded the Oregon Bach Festival at the UO School of Music. In 1999, Rilling received the university's highest distinction, an honorary doctoral degree - one of only three ever bestowed. Storytelling group honors Christopher Leebrick Portland storyteller Christopher Leebrick, a co-founder of Eugene's Lord Leebrick Theatre Company, has won a 2003 Storytelling World Award for his recent recording "Good Stories from All Over." The awards are given annually by Storytelling World, a national organization in Johnson City, Tenn. The winners were announced in the May/June issue of Storytelling magazine. Leebrick won an honors award in the Storytelling Recordings category. |
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